Roberta Vinci vs Samantha Stosur — Dubai Quarter-final

Dubai · WTA · Quarter-final
ITA
Roberta Vinci
43 yrs · 163 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLLWLWWWLW
0 — 0
Sets
Monday, 18 February 2013
hard
AUS
Samantha Stosur
42 yrs · 172 cm · Right-handed
Last 10 · pre-match
LLWLLLLLLL
Vinci R.
6-2 6-4
Stosur S.
Vinci R.
662
Stosur S.
24–

Roberta Vinci defeated Samantha Stosur 6-2 6-4 in the Dubai quarter-final on hard. The upset overturned the form book — Samantha Stosur came in leading the head-to-head 2–0, defending last year's quarter-final, but Roberta Vinci had been the form player, winning 3 of their last 5 on hard. Roberta Vinci claimed a first win over Samantha Stosur in three meetings, narrowing the head-to-head to 2–1.

Key context

Head to head

0–2
DateTournamentRoundSurfaceWinnerScore
2016-01-11SydneyR32hardSamantha Stosur4-6 7-5 7-5
2011-08-08TorontoQFhardSamantha Stosur6-4 6-1

Serve vs return

This season
Vinci R.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Stosur S.

Stosur S.serving75% hold

wins 61% of points on serve vs Vinci R.

Even serve battle

Each player's serve crossed against the other's return, converted to expected hold of serve. Recent completed matches, ATP, WTA & Challenger. About

Statistics

This season
Vinci R.Stosur S.
1st serve in·Even
59%
61%
1st serve points won·Even
63%
65%
2nd serve points won·Even
46%
45%
Service points won·Even
56%
58%
Return points won·Even
43%
41%
Break points saved·Even
55%
57%
Aces / match·Clear edge
2.4
4.0
Double faults / match·Dominant
2.0
4.0

Averages over each player's completed matches in the selected window (200 vs 197). ATP, WTA & Challenger.

Clutch

Under pressure
Vinci R.Stosur S.
Clutch Rating·Slight edge
56
45
Break points saved·Clear edge
64
85
Break points won·Slight edge
72
61
Deciding sets·Dominant
75
45
Tiebreaks·Clear edge
63
47

Performance in the biggest moments — break points, deciding sets and tiebreaks (0–100, higher is better). About

Conditions

Court speed
Mediumbalanced pace
SlowFast
Weather
26°CMainly clear
Wind 16 km/hHumidity 44%

Draw

Final
Kvitova P.
Errani S.
6-21-66-1
Semi-finals
Kvitova P.
Wozniacki C.
6-36-4
Errani S.
Vinci R.
6-36-3
Quarter-finals
Kvitova P.
Radwanska A.
6-26-4
Errani S.
Petrova N.
6-40-66-3
Vinci R.
Stosur S.
6-26-4
Wozniacki C.
Bartoli M.
4-66-16-4
R16
Bartoli M.
Williams S.
W/O
Wozniacki C.
Zheng J.
6-06-1
Petrova N.
Suarez Navarro C.
6-16-0
Errani S.
Cirstea S.
6-46-4
Vinci R.
Kerber A.
7-56-1
Stosur S.
Hsieh S.
6-46-0
Kvitova P.
Ivanovic A.
7-57-61
Radwanska A.
Putintseva Y.
7-56-3
R32
Ivanovic A.
Pavlyuchenkova A.
6-37-65
Wozniacki C.
Safarova L.
6-26-2
Petrova N.
Cibulkova D.
5-76-36-2
Cirstea S.
Stephens S.
5-76-36-2
Vinci R.
Kuznetsova S.
6-36-2
Errani S.
Goerges J.
6-34-66-4
Hsieh S.
Lepchenko V.
6-16-3
Stosur S.
Makarova K.
6-36-1
Bartoli M.
Koukalova K.
3-66-46-1
Zheng J.
Radwanska U.
6-22-67-5
Kvitova P.
Hantuchova D.
6-26-1
Putintseva Y.
Robson L.
6-42-67-66